Each month, The Dynasty Guru will provide a prospect update, including notable performances (good and bad), assignments, promotions, trades, injuries, and suspensions. Most importantly, the monthly update will examine prospects with increasing and decreasing fantasy value, from the elite to the obscure.

On Monday, we briefly touched upon notable prospects breaking camp. In addition, we examined early assignments, injuries, and notable rankings movement for infield and outfield prospects in the 2019 Top 500 Fantasy Prospects and other noteworthy prospects. Today, we turn to pitching prospects!

2019 Pitcher Prospect Assignments

Pitcher Prospect Update

• There are some awesome rotations in the minors this year!

Who has the best rotation in the minors?@mbraves Anderson, Muller, Weigel, Wentz, Davidson@GoStripers Soroka, Toussaint, Gohara (IL), Allard@Storm_Baseball Gore, Patino, Espinoza (IL), Thompson, Hernandez (IL)@RRExpress Whitley, Martin, Perez, Armenteros

— Jesse Roche (@jaroche6) April 3, 2019

• The Marlins are holding Sixto Sanchez back in extended spring training to limit his innings.
• The Blue Jays kept Rule 5 pick Elvis Luciano on the active roster despite no full-season experience, making him the youngest player in the majors this year (19.1 years old!).
• Low-A Charleston has three pitchers who can touch the upper-90s (Roansy Contreras, Luis Medina, and Luis Gil)!
• No assignment: Sixto Sanchez, Miami Marlins; Matthew Liberatore, Tampa Bay Rays; Cole Winn, Texas Rangers; Shane Baz, Tampa Bay Rays; Ethan Hankins, Cleveland Indians; Mason Denaburg, Washington Nationals; Lenny Torres, Cleveland Indians; Adam Kloffenstein, Toronto Blue Jays; Carlos Vargas, Cleveland Indians; Owen White, Texas Rangers; Jayson Schroeder, Houston Astros; Tahnaj Thomas, Pittsburgh Pirates

Notable March Rankings Movement

• Rising: Chris Paddack, San Diego Padres (41 to 31); Daniel Lynch, Kansas City Royals (192 to 167); Tony Gonsolin, Los Angeles Dodgers (212 to 182)
• Falling: Mike Soroka, Atlanta Braves (28 to 38); Mitch Keller, Pittsburgh Pirates (29 to 39); Brendan McKay, Tampa Bay Rays (35 to 53); Kyle Wright, Atlanta Braves (48 to 66); Jonathan Loaisiga, New York Yankees (83 to 103); Michel Baez, San Diego Padres (92 to 112); Dane Dunning, Chicago White Sox (115 to 170)
• Pitchers falling out of the top 200: Dennis Santana, Los Angeles Dodgers; Jackson Kowar, Kansas City Royals; Alex Faedo, Detroit Tigers; Cal Quantrill, San Diego Padres; Beau Burrows, Detroit Tigers
• Exciting pitchers outside the top 200 with aggressive assignments (or returning from injury) include Jordan Holloway, Miami Marlins (High-A in return from injury); Simeon Woods-Richardson, New York Mets (Low-A at just 18 years old); Thomas Szapucki, New York Mets (Low-A in return from injury); Chris Rodriguez, Los Angeles Angels (High-A in return from injury); Victor Santos, Philadelphia Phillies (Low-A at just 18 years old); Michael Grove, Los Angeles Dodgers (High-A in return from injury)

The Injuries & Suspensions

• Jesus Luzardo, Oakland Athletics (out 4-6 weeks with a muscle strain in his left shoulder)
• Brent Honeywell, Tampa Bay Rays (Tommy John recovery)
• Mike Soroka, Atlanta Braves (shoulder soreness)
• A.J. Puk, Oakland Athletics (Tommy John recovery)
• Michael Kopech, Chicago White Sox (Tommy John recovery)
• Hunter Greene, Cincinnati Reds (Tommy John surgery)
• Triston McKenzie, Cleveland Indians (back strain)
• Luiz Gohara, Atlanta Braves (shoulder soreness)
• Dane Dunning, Chicago White Sox (Tommy John surgery)
• Franklin Perez, Detroit Tigers (out 4-6 weeks with right shoulder tendinitis)
• Eric Pardinho, Toronto Blue Jays (elbow soreness)
• Jose Suarez, Los Angeles Angels (shoulder soreness)
• T.J. Zeuch, Toronto Blue Jays (lat strain)
• Dean Kremer, Baltimore Orioles (oblique)
• Stephen Gonsalves, Minnesota Twins (elbow strain)
• Adbert Alzolay, Chicago Cubs (side)
• Michael King, New York Yankees (stress reaction in right elbow)
• James Kaprielian, Oakland Athletics (lat strain, among others)
• Jay Groome, Boston Red Sox (Tommy John recovery)
• Jacob Nix, San Diego Padres (torn UCL)
• Franklyn Kilome, New York Mets (Tommy John surgery)
• Griffin Roberts, St. Louis Cardinals (50-game suspension)
• Nick Sandlin, Cleveland Indians (forearm soreness)
• Aaron Civale, Cleveland Indians (lat strain)
• Anthony Banda, Tampa Bay Rays (Tommy John recovery)
• Jairo Solis, Houston Astros (Tommy John surgery)
• Cole Ragans, Texas Rangers (Tommy John recovery)
• Brendon Little, Chicago Cubs (lat strain)
• Travis MacGregor, Pittsburgh Pirates (Tommy John surgery)

Jesse Roche's 2019 Prospect Series

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